Jaguars owner, Ravens players, coaches among those who join arms during anthem

On a day that promised protests unlike any the NFL had ever seen, the first game of the day, kicking off across the Atlantic in London, set the tone.

More than two dozen players on the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens knelt during the anthem. Many more, including Ravens coach John Harbaugh and Jaguars owner Shad Khan, locked arms with their players in a statement of support for their teams.

The protests during the anthem were designed to bring attention to racial equality and police brutality. However, President Trump added a new note to the protests on Friday night when he suggested that any player who takes a knee should be fired. Players across the NFL have joined in defiance of the president’s demands, and the result is that protests are likely to be far more widespread than ever before.